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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Punta Gorda, FL · July 26, 1988

Date
July 26, 1988 · 19:05 local
Place
Punta Gorda, FL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9369M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA237
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
172 total14 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Made forced landing in an orange grove. Found water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. MADE FORCED LANDING IN AN ORANGE GROVE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.